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Show off your talents on the stage, field or court to combine a performance scholarship with your academic scholarship.

We encourage you to stay involved in a variety of extracurricular pursuits as part of your Bethel liberal arts education. Turn your talents into a scholarship in fine arts, athletics or communications.

Your skills will be rewarded with FREE money, but since performance scholarships can be combined with your academic scholarship, you will not receive a full-ride performance scholarship.

$2,000 to $7,000 awarded for performance scholarships

Up to two fine arts, athletic or communications awards may be combined with an academic scholarship.

Athletic Awards

Earn athletic awards for participation in all varsity sports. Award amounts vary and are determined by the respective coach and the athletic director. To renew any athletic award, participation in the sport is required each year.

athletic band

basketball

cheerleading

cross country

dance

football

golf

soccer

softball

tennis

track

volleyball

Communication Awards

Your participation in newspaper, yearbook, forensics (see requirements below), radio and video production could result in scholarship dollars. Contact your admissions counselor for specific information and interviews.

Your scholarship amount in the areas of vocal, keyboard, wind, string and/or percussion performance will be based on your audition, typically held on campus. If you are taking private lessons and/or are in a school ensemble (choir, band, jazz and/or orchestra), you should consider auditioning for a performance award.

You may audition in more than one area. Specific requirements are:

Keyboard: Perform a standard solo or contest piece.

Vocal: Perform two contrasting solos (Bethel can provide an accompanist).

Wind, string, percussion: Perform a standard solo or contest piece, or an orchestral excerpt, with accompaniment (Bethel can provide an accompanist).Play two or more major and/or minor scales.

All auditions: Aural skills will be evaluated at the time of the audition.

Tapes/CDs: If you live out of state or are unable to come to campus for an audition, we will accept a recorded audition.

For more information, or to schedule an audition or send a tape or CD, contact your admissions counselor or the Department of Music.

Your scholarship amount will be based on evaluation of your submitted art portfolio.

Contents: Ideally, a minimum of four drawings in any wet or dry media and a minimum of four additional works in other media of your choice. If you do not have drawings, you may substitute other media.

Work should have been created within the past two years.

You may show three-dimensional pieces with photographs or slides. We prefer more than one image, giving two or more views of a piece. You may also show two-dimensional works with photographs or slides if you will not be making a campus visit.

Portfolios can be shipped or hand delivered. Ship your portfolio in sturdy, reusable packing. It will be returned postage prepaid.

We make decisions on scholarships as we receive portfolios. It is to your advantage to submit your portfolio early.

Scholarships cannot be awarded before the Admissions Office has received your application for admission to Bethel College.

For more information, or to send or deliver a portfolio, contact your admissions counselor or the Department of Art.